Gwion Edwards believes Town can remain in the hunt for automatic promotion right through to the end of the season after he netted twice in Saturday’s 4-1 win at Blackpool that saw the side claim pole position in League One.

Town’s top goalscorer with a haul of four in five league games, the Welshman has already doubled his tally from 35 outings in all competitions during the entire 2019/20 campaign that ended in such disappointing fashion for Paul Lambert’s men.

Speaking soon after the game at Bloomfield Road, 27-year-old Edwards said: “It was a good performance overall. We worked on something in training, as we do every week, we put it into play today and we’ve come away with three points.

“I’m very happy to get two goals and an assist as well, but it’s a team performance. Apart from a few little mistakes here and there, which you are going to get, we’ve taken the game plan out onto the pitch and it worked well.

“We worked in training on me putting the ball in at the far post and it’s nice to see it come off. I’m on four goals for the season now. We’ve started well and we’re all confident but we’re not going to get ahead of ourselves.

“We’re just trying to improve each day in training and again on match days. That’s the most important thing — we’re always looking to improve on our last result. This is a great win but we’ll put it behind us and go again next Saturday.”

Asked if he felt Town could sustain their challenge for a return to the Championship, the former Swansea, Crawley and Peterborough wide man added: “We’re not celebrating at the moment but we want to carry on improving, both individually and as a team.

“If there’s a problem we’ll look to put it right and if we carry on doing that all season there’s no reason why we can’t be up there.

“Other teams will adapt their games when they play us but we’ll work on things in training with the coaching staff and the gaffer. We’ll have a plan in place for each opponent and we’ll work on that in training before applying it on match day.

“I think you’ve got to be confident whatever job you’re in and we are at the minute. But we can’t get too ahead of ourselves and we’ll go into next week’s training looking to work on what we need to work on, with the aim of improving for the next game.”

The fact that he is currently being deployed in his favourite position, wide on the left, is a big plus for Edwards, who cost £700,000 from Posh in the summer of 2018.

He said: “I had a chance to play there in pre-season when I scored and did well. I came in on the right for Judgey when he had a little knock and I did well but as I’ve said before I feel more comfortable on the left. It suits me down to the ground. I look to get on the ball, come inside or go in behind and I’m really enjoying it.

“I’m just happy playing and if I’m put over on the right, as long as I’m on the wing I’m enjoying it.

“Playing wide left is my main position but if I can’t play there and I switch to the right that’s good for me and the rest of the lads as well. No matter where I play I’m always looking to chip in with goals and assists.”

Edwards’s versatility is hardly a secret and last season manager Lambert gave him several starts as a right wing-back, and even on occasions at right-back, where he performed impressively.

The defensive side of his game has also been to the fore this season and throughout the 90 minutes on Saturday he combined well with Myles Kenlock, who replaced the injured Stephen Ward at left-back to make his first league start of the season.

“I’ve done it my entire career, at whatever club I’ve been at, to be fair,” he added. “That’s one attribute I’ve always had, working back to defend. I even think I sometimes do a bit too much of it, which leaves me in a position where it is all the more difficult to go forward.

“It’s about finding the right balance to be in the right position to help the full-back or midfield man, as well as being in the right place to attack the opposition when we do win the ball.

“Myles was good and he was talking to me all through the game, backing me up. I helped him out as well and it’s the same throughout the side.

“It was a really solid team performance. You’ve got to do the dirty side of the game and keep the goals out. If someone switches off that’s when problems start to come.”

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Pencilpete added 10:52 - Oct 11 Amazing how effective the likes of Edwards and Sears can be when they arnt being played as wing backs !!!
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bobble added 10:53 - Oct 11 Its a long season , but i have great expectations and dumb faith...
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Linkboy13 added 11:55 - Oct 11 Complete performance by Edwards yesterday not only goals but also working hard for the team, tracking back and making Kenlocks job much easier, you can see why Lambert likes him so much because of his versatility.
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Linkboy13 added 12:12 - Oct 11 Pencilpete. Don't think Sears was very effective yesterday he didn't play ,and hasn't really offered much all season and been a bit of a luxury. Think you will find Jackson will be in when fully fit, that will please the North Stand.
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norfolkbluey added 14:33 - Oct 11 Its not really surprising that players do well and score goals when they are played in their best positions. Its not rocket science. Lets all hope we have enough players staying fit playing in their preferred positions because that must be a recipe for success. We have the ingredients ie players to get us out of this league. Great game Gwion.
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Len_Brennan added 16:37 - Oct 11 This revolutionary approach to the game, of playing players in the best positions, seems to have some positives to it!
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cat added 21:01 - Oct 11 Indeed we will Linkboy13, cause those who watch Jackson appreciate his assists, goals, work rate and his pace to get in behind. Delighted for Edwards and Nolan (the latter not from yesterday obviously) two players who I have stuck by, specially pre season when they took a lot of flack! It's quality to see a few of Hursts signing starting to deliver again and of course our home grown youths. To round things off nicely, a 👍 to Chambo for his performances to date and his effort yesterday. As the great man McCarthy (lol) once said “if you win no one give a flying thing bout anything else” That's the way it rolls, the life of a fickle fan!!

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Garv added 04:48 - Oct 12 Baffles you to think up until now he's barely been given a start on the left hand side of midfield/attack, by Lambert or Hurst if memory serves.
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